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Instead of the computer serving the user, this is a glaring example of forcing the user to serve the computer. Even though we might use a digital device, its o
by Almondsetat 11mo ago
Instead of the computer serving the user, this is a glaring example of forcing the user to serve the computer.
Even though we might use a digital device, its output is still visual, so it is unclear why Euler's notation (which is a subset of mathematical notation) is obsolete. Latex is a tool for creating documents, not programs or proofs. So it's natural that it tries to make the conversion between what we want to see and what we want to write as seamless as possible.
- noosphr 11mo agoChanging to a better notation is no more humans serving computers than replacing Roman numerals with Arabic ones was humans serving parchment and ink. In both cases a superior system was held back by people too used to an inferior one to understand why they need something better.
- Almondsetat 11mo agoI'm still waiting for an explanation about how this would be superior when writing math documents
- noosphr 11mo agoHere is a rather nice video that explains just how bad maths notation is at describing maths operations without a mountain of implicit assumptions about what each expression means: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iqlxsSrd-M4 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iqlxsSrd-M4
- Almondsetat 11mo agoThis does not answer my question. For the third time, we are talking about writing a document, not doing maths. At this point I just think you're being obtuse
- noosphr 11mo agoIf you aren't doing maths when you're writing or reading a maths document I have no idea what you're doing, but you sure as hell aren't reading it in any sense a mathematician would recognise.